Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Essex, Massachusetts, US
Apr 9, 2017 8:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Protocol: Traveling
3.0 mile(s)
38 species

Canada Goose  6
Wood Duck  5
Mallard  6
Bufflehead  7
Great Blue Heron  1
Great Egret  1
Turkey Vulture  1
Osprey  1
Red-tailed Hawk  1
Mourning Dove  3
Red-bellied Woodpecker  4
Downy Woodpecker  3
Northern Flicker  1
Eastern Phoebe  2
Blue Jay  3
American Crow  2
Fish Crow  5
Tree Swallow  40
Black-capped Chickadee  25
Tufted Titmouse  10
White-breasted Nuthatch  12
Golden-crowned Kinglet  1
Ruby-crowned Kinglet  1
Eastern Bluebird  3
American Robin  8
European Starling  10
Pine Warbler  1
American Tree Sparrow  2
Chipping Sparrow  2
Dark-eyed Junco  2
White-throated Sparrow  1
Song Sparrow  7
Northern Cardinal  6
Red-winged Blackbird  30
Common Grackle  10
Brown-headed Cowbird  2
American Goldfinch  4
House Sparrow  10

View this checklist online at http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist/S35881928

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The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2023

The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 275 species for 2023, based upon 200 trips reported from Massachusetts, and those from out of state.  We recorded 267 species in Massachusetts, three more than 2022, with 8 [...]

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